Live Blog: Virginia Primary Election Results 8/4/26
UPDATE 7:25 am – In VA01, Dems cast 46.9k votes last night, up from just 27.5k votes cast in their 2018 Trump midterm primary. So that’s excellent! On the other hand, in VA05, I’ve got to say I’m not thrilled to see Republicans cast nearly 13k more votes (49.9k vs. 37.0k) than Democrats – what happened there?
UPDATE 9:03 pm – Joy Powers ended up winning the Democratic nomination in VA09 by about 14 points (51%-37%) over Adam Murphy.
UPDATE 8:58 pm – Top vote-getters tonight for US House are Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08) with 37,027; Rep. John McGuire (R-VA05) with 36,386; former Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) with 24,369; Shannon Taylor (D-VA01) with 23,001; former Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA05) with 20,751. Biggest margins of victory include McGuire (+69 points), Luria (+64 points), Perriello (+63 points), Dave Beckwith (+52 points), Beyer (+49 points).
UPDATE 8:03 pm – In Roanoke City, with 17/20 precincts reporting, the top three finishers for City Council right now are Raekwon M. Moore (29.9%),…